This booklet seeks to provide a basic overview of the history and underlying principles of tribal governance, as well as information about tribes today to ensure that decision makers and members of the public at large have the information necessary to understand and...
The Walking on Common Ground Gathering of December 2008 followed the tradition of previous Gatherings, bringing together tribal, state and federal justice communities to continue a dialogue that began 30 years ago. At the heart of the Gathering was the same commitment...
The National Conference of State Legislatures provides a list of States with links to their Statutes related to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Resource Link: State Statues Related to Indian Child Welfare Author: National Conference of State Legislatures Date:...
Although Title IV-E of the Social Security Act is an important funding stream for foster care and adoption services in American Indian communities, limited research has been conducted on the facilitation of tribal access to federal IV-E resources. Historically, direct...
The document lists a number of Federal requirements, explains some areas of agency discretion and then presents questions for Indian Tribes to consider in determining how to operate a title IV-E plan. Part I covers the general Title IV-E requirements, then Part II and...
